# AI Video Generator Runway Used YouTube Videos Without Permission 📹

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/ai-video-generator-runway-used-youtube-videos-without-permission/287610>\
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**Tags:** technology\
**Created:** [July 25, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ai-video-generator-runway-used-youtube-videos-without-permission/287610 "2024-07-25T15:42:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ai-video-generator-runway-used-youtube-videos-without-permission/287610/1 "2024-07-25T15:42:37Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Unapproved Training Data** : **Runway** , a generative AI company, trained its **Gen-3 Alpha model** using thousands of **YouTube videos and pirated content** without permission. The model, codenamed **Jupiter** , received acclaim upon its release in June.

2. **Leaked Document** : A leaked document obtained by **404 Media** revealed the company’s internal efforts to collect content from popular YouTube channels, including those of **media giants** like **Pixar, Disney, Netflix** , and **Sony** , as well as **influencers** like **Casey Neistat** and **Marques Brownlee**.

3. **Investment and Impact** : Runway raised **$141 million** from investors such as **Google and Nvidia** , at a **$1.5 billion valuation**. The use of unapproved content raises ethical and legal concerns about the training practices of AI models.

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